Crypto crime numbers in the first half of 2025 have already surpassed all of 2024’s stolen funds, and Asia is reportedly at the center of it all. A mid-year report by blockchain analytics firm ...

The first half of 2025 has already set a new benchmark in cryptocurrency-related thefts, with criminals stealing $2.17 billion from crypto services, surpassing the $1.87 billion stolen across all of ...

The cryptocurrency and web3 ecosystem has been marked by challenges and transformative regulatory developments: Chainalysis reports.

Crypto services lost over $2.17 billion in 2025, with personal wallet hacks and physical crime surging, driving security concerns.

Cryptocurrency-based crime hit a new all-time high in 2021, with illicit addresses receiving $14 billion over the course of the year, up from $7.8 billion in 2020.

The latest crypto crime trend report released by blockchain data platform Chainalysis this week shows illicit transaction volume using digital currencies fell significantly in 2023.

Crime trends in the cryptocurrency space are evolving, as criminals look for innovative ways to steal and launder stolen funds. Crypto Crime Trends Evolving as Users Wise Up: Exchange Hacks ...

While crypto thefts are not new, the use of physical violence is a far more recent trend, said John Griffin, a finance professor at the University of Texas in Austin who tracks financial crimes.

While crypto thefts are not new, the use of physical violence is a far more recent trend, said John Griffin, a finance professor at the University of Texas in Austin who tracks financial crimes.

Crypto Crime Spills Over From Behind the Screen to Real-Life Violence HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man says he was tortured for weeks in a New York townhouse. Another in Paris was held for ransom ...